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|appearances = {{il|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Solar Danger (comic story)|Solar Danger]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Suicide! (short story)|Suicide!]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Monster Attacks Thunderbird 3 (short story)|Monster Attacks Thunderbird 3]]''}} | |appearances = {{il|[[COMIC]]: ''[[Solar Danger (comic story)|Solar Danger]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Suicide! (short story)|Suicide!]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Monster Attacks Thunderbird 3 (short story)|Monster Attacks Thunderbird 3]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Death-Lake Terror (short story)|Death-Lake Terror]]''}} | ||
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'''Horatio Hackenbacker''', better known by the [[nickname]] '''"Brains"''', was a [[scientist]] and member of [[International Rescue]]. | '''Horatio Hackenbacker''', better known by the [[nickname]] '''"Brains"''', was a [[scientist]] and member of [[International Rescue]]. | ||
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During the [[heat]] crisis, Brains went up with [[Alan Tracy|Alan]] to ''[[Thunderbird 5]]'' in order to investigate the phenomenon in greater detail. He found solidified [[space]] [[debris]] travelling at tremendous [[speed]]s on a collision course with [[the Moon]]. He inspected the [[meteorite]]s upon landing on the Moon and determined them to have escaped from [[Sol|the Sun]], recommending a close observation of its surface to [[Jeff Tracy|Jeff]] as well as liasing with the [[World Government]] to find a solution. After Jeff persuaded [[World President]] [[Nikita Bandranaik]] to agree to the plan, Brains and Alan set off in ''[[Thunderbird 3]]'' to [[photograph]] the Sun from within [[gravity]] limits to gauge its future activity. Upon reaching their destination, one of the booster [[rocket]]s failed as they fell into the Sun's [[gravity field]] but Alan was able to get it working before the [[temperature]] rose too much and, after taking their pictures, they returned to [[Earth]]. | During the [[heat]] crisis, Brains went up with [[Alan Tracy|Alan]] to ''[[Thunderbird 5]]'' in order to investigate the phenomenon in greater detail. He found solidified [[space]] [[debris]] travelling at tremendous [[speed]]s on a collision course with [[the Moon]]. He inspected the [[meteorite]]s upon landing on the Moon and determined them to have escaped from [[Sol|the Sun]], recommending a close observation of its surface to [[Jeff Tracy|Jeff]] as well as liasing with the [[World Government]] to find a solution. After Jeff persuaded [[World President]] [[Nikita Bandranaik]] to agree to the plan, Brains and Alan set off in ''[[Thunderbird 3]]'' to [[photograph]] the Sun from within [[gravity]] limits to gauge its future activity. Upon reaching their destination, one of the booster [[rocket]]s failed as they fell into the Sun's [[gravity field]] but Alan was able to get it working before the [[temperature]] rose too much and, after taking their pictures, they returned to [[Earth]]. | ||
Carrying a [[planetomic missile]] to destroy the new [[satellite]] the Sun was about to produce, as well as extra [[isotope]] circuits to ensure their escape [[speed]] from the Sun's gravity, Brains and Alan boarded ''TB 3'' bound for the Sun yet again. However, Brains had miscalculated how much [[time]] they had left and Alan was forced to use the isotopes before even reaching the Sun, with Brains proclaiming "It's us or the [[world]]!". Although his prediction did not come true after the missile was successfully deployed, a shockwave flung the duo offcourse and knocked them unconscious. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Solar Danger (comic story)|Solar Danger]]'') Brains and Alan were [[honour]]ed and presumed deceased, in a report dated [[1 October]], for their supreme [[sacrifice]] and the millions of [[Life|lives]] they had saved. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Suicide! (short story)|Suicide!]]'') They woke up two [[day]]s later to the sound of a warning from Jeff and just in time to witness their crash into a [[Venus]]ian [[river]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Solar Danger (comic story)|Solar Danger]]'') Brains was also pictured in a report dated [[8 October]], which detailed their survival and [[emergency landing]] on the [[Magnax]] [[continent]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Monster Attacks Thunderbird 3 (short story)|Monster Attacks Thunderbird 3]]'') They were briefly pursued by a hostile "[[monster]]" but Alan ejected the ship's [[Radiation|radioactive]] isotopes to kill it. Forced out of the ship by damage caused by the monster, Brains and Alan donned suits to protect against the corrosive [[sulphur]] [[lake]] with Brains quickly fixing the damage — a [[hair]] crack — with a sealing compound. Fearing their suits would not protect them forever, Brains and Alan [[Swimming|swam]] to the surface and built a [[bonfire]] to act as a [[beacon]]. After [[Scott Tracy|Scott]], [[Virgil Tracy|Virgil]], and [[Gordon Tracy|Gordon]] arrived on Venus in ''[[Thunderbird 1]]'', ''[[Thunderbird 2]]'', and ''[[Thunderbird 4]]'', Brains helped to coordinate the recovery of ''TB 3''. Swarmed by tiny lake-monsters, Brains correctly advised Gordon to raise the hull temperature of ''TB 4'' and discard its atomic waste as the creatures liked neither heat nor radiation. He made sure ''TB 2'' was safe with Virgil before, two [[day]]s later, all four ''Thunderbirds'' on Venus set course for the base on [[Tracy Island]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Solar Danger (comic story)|Solar Danger]]'') | Carrying a [[planetomic missile]] to destroy the new [[satellite]] the Sun was about to produce, as well as extra [[isotope]] circuits to ensure their escape [[speed]] from the Sun's gravity, Brains and Alan boarded ''TB 3'' bound for the Sun yet again. However, Brains had miscalculated how much [[time]] they had left and Alan was forced to use the isotopes before even reaching the Sun, with Brains proclaiming "It's us or the [[world]]!". Although his prediction did not come true after the missile was successfully deployed, a shockwave flung the duo offcourse and knocked them unconscious. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Solar Danger (comic story)|Solar Danger]]'') Brains and Alan were [[honour]]ed and presumed deceased, in a report dated [[1 October]], for their supreme [[sacrifice]] and the millions of [[Life|lives]] they had saved. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Suicide! (short story)|Suicide!]]'') They woke up two [[day]]s later to the sound of a warning from Jeff and just in time to witness their crash into a [[Venus]]ian [[river]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Solar Danger (comic story)|Solar Danger]]'') Brains was also pictured in a report dated [[8 October]], which detailed their survival and [[emergency landing]] on the [[Magnax]] [[continent]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Monster Attacks Thunderbird 3 (short story)|Monster Attacks Thunderbird 3]]'') They were briefly pursued by a hostile "[[monster]]" but Alan ejected the ship's [[Radiation|radioactive]] isotopes to kill it. Forced out of the ship by damage caused by the monster, Brains and Alan donned suits to protect against the corrosive [[sulphur]] [[lake]] with Brains quickly fixing the damage — a [[hair]] crack — with a sealing compound. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Solar Danger (comic story)|Solar Danger]]'') The [[danger]] they were in from other [[creature]]s whilst carrying out this task was mentioned alongside their pictures in a report dated [[29 October]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Death-Lake Terror (short story)|Death-Lake Terror]]'') Fearing their suits would not protect them forever, Brains and Alan [[Swimming|swam]] to the surface and built a [[bonfire]] to act as a [[beacon]]. After [[Scott Tracy|Scott]], [[Virgil Tracy|Virgil]], and [[Gordon Tracy|Gordon]] arrived on Venus in ''[[Thunderbird 1]]'', ''[[Thunderbird 2]]'', and ''[[Thunderbird 4]]'', Brains helped to coordinate the recovery of ''TB 3''. Swarmed by tiny lake-monsters, Brains correctly advised Gordon to raise the hull temperature of ''TB 4'' and discard its atomic waste as the creatures liked neither heat nor radiation. He made sure ''TB 2'' was safe with Virgil before, two [[day]]s later, all four ''Thunderbirds'' on Venus set course for the base on [[Tracy Island]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Solar Danger (comic story)|Solar Danger]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Revision as of 01:42, 2 February 2021
Horatio Hackenbacker, better known by the nickname "Brains", was a scientist and member of International Rescue.
In June 2066, he was awarded the four million dollar Unity City Prize. His Presidential Citation mentioned some of his work with Robot CCD, the World Senate computer control decider, which was used to check senate decisions. (PROSE: Space Hi-Jack)
During the heat crisis, Brains went up with Alan to Thunderbird 5 in order to investigate the phenomenon in greater detail. He found solidified space debris travelling at tremendous speeds on a collision course with the Moon. He inspected the meteorites upon landing on the Moon and determined them to have escaped from the Sun, recommending a close observation of its surface to Jeff as well as liasing with the World Government to find a solution. After Jeff persuaded World President Nikita Bandranaik to agree to the plan, Brains and Alan set off in Thunderbird 3 to photograph the Sun from within gravity limits to gauge its future activity. Upon reaching their destination, one of the booster rockets failed as they fell into the Sun's gravity field but Alan was able to get it working before the temperature rose too much and, after taking their pictures, they returned to Earth.
Carrying a planetomic missile to destroy the new satellite the Sun was about to produce, as well as extra isotope circuits to ensure their escape speed from the Sun's gravity, Brains and Alan boarded TB 3 bound for the Sun yet again. However, Brains had miscalculated how much time they had left and Alan was forced to use the isotopes before even reaching the Sun, with Brains proclaiming "It's us or the world!". Although his prediction did not come true after the missile was successfully deployed, a shockwave flung the duo offcourse and knocked them unconscious. (COMIC: Solar Danger) Brains and Alan were honoured and presumed deceased, in a report dated 1 October, for their supreme sacrifice and the millions of lives they had saved. (PROSE: Suicide!) They woke up two days later to the sound of a warning from Jeff and just in time to witness their crash into a Venusian river. (COMIC: Solar Danger) Brains was also pictured in a report dated 8 October, which detailed their survival and emergency landing on the Magnax continent. (PROSE: Monster Attacks Thunderbird 3) They were briefly pursued by a hostile "monster" but Alan ejected the ship's radioactive isotopes to kill it. Forced out of the ship by damage caused by the monster, Brains and Alan donned suits to protect against the corrosive sulphur lake with Brains quickly fixing the damage — a hair crack — with a sealing compound. (COMIC: Solar Danger) The danger they were in from other creatures whilst carrying out this task was mentioned alongside their pictures in a report dated 29 October. (PROSE: Death-Lake Terror) Fearing their suits would not protect them forever, Brains and Alan swam to the surface and built a bonfire to act as a beacon. After Scott, Virgil, and Gordon arrived on Venus in Thunderbird 1, Thunderbird 2, and Thunderbird 4, Brains helped to coordinate the recovery of TB 3. Swarmed by tiny lake-monsters, Brains correctly advised Gordon to raise the hull temperature of TB 4 and discard its atomic waste as the creatures liked neither heat nor radiation. He made sure TB 2 was safe with Virgil before, two days later, all four Thunderbirds on Venus set course for the base on Tracy Island. (COMIC: Solar Danger)
Behind the scenes
Brains originates from the television series Thunderbirds, in which he was voiced by David Graham. Additionally, he was voiced by Kayvan Novak in the remake series Thunderbirds Are Go.
